I'm usually not the biggest fan of "The Simpsons"'s Treehouse of Horror episodes, maybe because they feel a bit too cluttered, but this Season 5 version is certainly one of the best I've seen so far. The first two stories, about Homer selling his soul to the Devil for a donut and Bart seeing his nightmare about his school bus becoming reality, are good enough, but the undeniable highlight IMO is the third story, a clever and affectionate homage / parody of Coppola's 1992 "Dracula" (doing a MUCH better job at that in about 7 minutes than Mel Brooks did in 90 with "Dracula: Dead And Loving It"), with Mr. Burns perfectly chosen as the title character, and some big laughs ("The police are baffled"). The animation is particularly great in this entire episode, featuring lots of transformations and other special effects. Only possible drawback is the ending, which is so crazy and nonsensical that it will not be to everyone's taste. *** out of 4.
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